France 2023 Day 12 – Thursday 8th June Allier – Langeac to Vialette by Mike A So, we were having a great time but with not knowing the river that well or what the levels where, we couldn’t decide whether to do…

Four members of Liverpool Canoe Club were part of the Kayak Safety support for the Bolton Ironman 1-2nd July 2023. Four members of Liverpool Canoe Club were be part of the 50 strong kayak water safety team for the Bolton…

France 2023 Day 11 – Wednesday 7th June Allier by Martin A What a cracking little river!! The morning began as usual… with pain au chocolat. Today we had a plan that potentially involved two sections of the river. First,…

Results of the 2023 June Photo of the Month Competition – Congratulations to John Fay for his winning June photograph of Marty Sinnott at Leasowe Bay. Please send any photo for next month`s competition to website@liverpoolcanoeclub.co.uk

France 2023 Day 10 Tuesday 6th June – Allier – Prades to Langeac by Ruth A After travelling over the Central Massif to the Allier Valley (volcanic) the evening before, we planned to stay at the Blue Snail campsite in…

France 2023 Day 8 Sunday 4th June – Spongy misses his day trip to Copenhagen While most enjoyed a day off to wash, tidy up and potter around the campsite, one of the party made their way across country via…

France 2023 The Ardèche Day 7 The Ardèche, ‘Defiles’ section by Graham R Our 3rd Day on the river Ardèche and a section I had paddled before in lower conditions than we had on the day due to substantial thunderstorms…

Thank you to all the volunteers that helped with this session last Sunday and to club members who used the opportunity to try a selection of club boats not normally used during dock paddles. We also opened the session to…

France 2023 The Ardèche Day 6 – Bivouac la Gournier to St Martin (Grade 1-2) by Spongy After the thunderstorm overnight we awoke to get breakfast and drop the tents and pack up the camp. The two bivi shelters had…

France 2023 The Ardèche Day 5 – Vallon to Bivouac la Gournier (Grade 2(3)) by Andy Garland The day started with the car shuttle from our campsite at Vallon to the get-out at St Martin, where we would arrive after…

Saturday morning After a beautiful sunny week, the weather turned on Friday and it started to rain as we drove to Anglesey. Luckily it was dry when we arrived and were able to get our tents set up and chat…

France 2023 Tarn Day 4 – Les Vignes to Le Rozier (10 km) Mike Disaster strikes again! Having spent three days tripping in boats that were carrying kit, today was a day for light boats as we were paddling a…

Anglesey Junior Club Weekend by Courtney

France 2023 Tarn Day 3- La Malène to Pas Du Souci (10km) grade 1 After eating out in La Malène the previous night we were up early to inspect the river which had risen a little following the thunderstorm the…

“With the continued great spell of weather we’ve been having – blue skies, sun and gentle breezes, three of us decided to try out some recently gained sea kayaking skills and planned our own trip off Ainsdale. Heavy down pours…

Anglesey Junior Weekend – Marcus’ story… I really liked the Anglesey trip.  I enjoyed jumping off the bridge into water because there was lots of adults to help and make sure it was safe.  There was so much to do…